On English Order of Adjectives
Hashim Saadoon Saleem Al-Nuaimi
College of Education for Humanities, Tikrit University
Ali Sulaiman Izreji
College of Arts, Tikrit University
DOI: https://doi.org/10.25130/jls.5.4.2.7
Keywords: adjective, order, attributive, predicative, category
Abstract
This paper investigates an important subject in English; that is “the correct order of adjectives in front of a noun in a noun phrase”. If the learners of English wants to speak and write like a native speaker, they must avoid using wrong order of adjectives which sounds ackward and odd for native listeners. The investigator of this article views that this research can be regarded as an important chance to improve the learners’ ability in understanding this aspect of English grammar because the research will show you how to list adjectives in the correct order, which will make you sound more natural when you speak.
